by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Central College, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
Central competes in the NCAA Division III with football , and is one of the American Rivers Conference schools.
There are 696 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 423 men and 273 women.
Of the 20 head coaches at Central, 10 are leaders of men’s teams and 10 lead women’s teams. The average salary of the men’s team head coaches is $82,355, while the head coaches of women’s team make, on average, $62,013 per year.
There are also 57 assitant coaches of sports at Central. That breaks down to 32 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 25 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $29,926 while the ones for men’s team make about $33,528 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
In terms of financials, Central collected $3,972,146 in revenue and paid out $3,972,146 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any either!
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at Central.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Central, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 54 players of the Central men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 7 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Central baseball program paid out $163,749 in expenses and made $163,749 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Central men’s basketball team is made up of 26 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Central men’s basketball program brought home $196,724 in revenue and paid out $196,724 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 19-player women’s basketball team at Central is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s basketball program at Central made $134,691 in revenue and spent $134,691 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 25 players of the Central men’s cross country team.
Central brought in $46,497 in revenue from its men’s cross country program while paying out $46,497 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the Central women’s cross country team.
In terms of financials, the Central women’s cross country program paid out $45,313 in expenses and made $45,313 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 100 players of the Central men’s football team are led by a head coach and 13 assistant coaches.
Central brought in $628,326 in revenue from its football program while paying out $628,326 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 23-member men’s golf team at Central is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The men’s golf program at Central made $85,808 in revenue and spent $85,808 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 12 players of the Central women’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
In terms of financials, the Central women’s golf program paid out $69,207 in expenses and made $69,207 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 54 players of the Central men’s indoor track team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The Central men’s indoor track program paid out $58,794 in expenses while making $58,794 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The Central women’s indoor track team is made up of 49 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The Central women’s indoor track program paid out $50,771 in expenses while making $50,771 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 50 players of the Central men’s outdoor track team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
Central brought in $58,794 in revenue from its men’s outdoor track program while paying out $58,794 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 43 players of the Central women’s outdoor track team.
The Central women’s outdoor track program paid out $50,771 in expenses while making $50,771 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 37 players of the Central men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Central men’s soccer program paid out $104,930 in expenses and made $104,930 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
There are 34 players on the Central women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Central women’s soccer program brought home $98,504 in revenue and paid out $98,504 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 33 players of the Central women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Central women’s softball program brought home $169,291 in revenue and paid out $169,291 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 16 players of the Central men’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Central men’s tennis program brought home $54,607 in revenue and paid out $54,607 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 21-player women’s tennis team at Central is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Central women’s tennis program brought home $56,076 in revenue and paid out $56,076 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 5 assistant coaches train and lead the 31 players of the Central women’s volleyball team.
Central brought in $166,864 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $166,864 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 38-player men’s wrestling team at Central is kept in shape by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Central wrestling program paid out $160,169 in expenses and made $160,169 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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